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File #: 220666-A    Version: Name:
Type: Bill Status: ENACTED
File created: 9/15/2022 In control: Committee on Licenses and Inspections
On agenda: Final action: 12/15/2022
Title: Amending Chapter 9-3300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Use and Inspection of Tower and Mobile Cranes in Construction," to require breaks for operators, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsors: Councilmember Squilla, Councilmember Driscoll
Indexes: TOWER CRANES
Attachments: 1. Bill No. 220666-A02, As Amended on Floor.pdf, 2. CertifiedCopy220666-A02
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultTallyAction DetailsMeeting DetailsVideo
12/21/20222 MAYOR SIGNED   Action details Meeting details Not available
12/15/20221 CITY COUNCIL READ AND PASSEDPass16:0 Action details Meeting details Not available
12/8/20221 CITY COUNCIL READ   Action details Meeting details Not available
12/8/20222 CITY COUNCIL AMENDED   Action details Meeting details Not available
12/8/20222 CITY COUNCIL ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.   Action details Meeting details Not available
12/1/20221 CITY COUNCIL SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL   Action details Meeting details Not available
12/1/20221 CITY COUNCIL READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR   Action details Meeting details Not available
12/1/20221 CITY COUNCIL ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR   Action details Meeting details Not available
11/29/20220 Committee on Licenses and Inspections HEARING NOTICES SENT   Action details Meeting details Not available
11/29/20220 Committee on Licenses and Inspections HEARING HELD   Action details Meeting details Not available
11/29/20220 Committee on Licenses and Inspections AMENDED   Action details Meeting details Not available
11/29/20221 Committee on Licenses and Inspections REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED   Action details Meeting details Not available
9/15/20220 CITY COUNCIL Introduced and Referred   Action details Meeting details Not available
Title
Amending Chapter 9-3300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Use and Inspection of Tower and Mobile Cranes in Construction," to require breaks for operators, all under certain terms and conditions.

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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended as follows:

TITLE 9. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES, TRADES AND PROFESSIONS

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CHAPTER 9-3300. USE AND INSPECTION OF TOWER
AND MOBILE CRANES IN CONSTRUCTION

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? 9-3303. Use of Tower Cranes.

(1) No contractor, construction manager or a qualified person designated as a supervisor of an operation under subsection 9-3302(2)(a) shall:

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(d) in the interest of safety, allow an operator to remain at the operating controls for a period exceeding four hours without requiring the operator to descend the tower for a break of at least thirty minutes after descent, and such operator must be allowed to descend at any time to have access to sanitary facilities as needed. The operator may be relieved by a second operator for either purpose.

(i) It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere with, restrain or deny the exercise of, or the attempt to exercise, any right protected under this paragraph (d), including by taking any adverse employment action in connection therewith.

(ii) A violation of this paragraph (d) shall be a Class II violation and shall be enforced by the Department of Labor pursuant to the process and provisions of Section 9-4708(1)(a)-(e) of this Code, except that retaliation against an employee for any activity protected under this paragraph (d) shall be a Class III offense.

(iii) Operators shall be provided with notice of their rights under this paragraph (d) which identifies the Department of Labor as the enforcement agency, within thirty days of this paragraph taking effect.

(iv) Contractors shall maintain records of compliance with the provisions of paragraph (d) for two years.

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